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Paige Bueckers' Change in Physical Appearance is Catching Attention

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Angelo Guinhawa | Last updated May 16, 2025 9:16 PM ET

Ahead of Paige Bueckers' first official WNBA game, fans couldn't help but get excited about the Dallas Wings rookie.

When Bueckers arrived at the Wings' home arena, the College Park Center, supporters expressed their delight to see her. Many even heaped praise on her simple outfit, further highlighting how high the anticipation was for her WNBA debut.

Sure enough, it's not only her pregame outfit that caught attention. During shootaround ahead of the Wings' game against the Minnesota Lynx, fans also took notice of her physical appearance.

It has been just a month since Bueckers was drafted into the WNBA, but she seems to have made significant strides in improving her physique.

After the WNBA shared a photo of her during shootaround, Bueckers' muscular arms became a hot topic.

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"holy arm," a commenter wrote. Another one said, "oh she’s been in that WEIGHT ROOM."

"Arms," a fan added, along with a face with heart-eyes and fire emojis.

"Lets go biceps!" a follower stated.

Another social media user observed, "arm."

"someone got in the weight roommmmm heyyyyy," a poster remarked.

It's not surprising why fans are hyped by everything they see from Bueckers and whatever she does on and off the court. There are high expectations for her in the WNBA, especially after she helped lead the UConn Huskies to a national championship before making the jump to the pros.

WNBA general managers even predict her to win Rookie of the Year before she has played a regular-season game.

Sure enough, Bueckers also continues to give fans a reason to be excited with the work she's putting in to improve herself and her game.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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